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July 2s, 1942. LA. BURNS gm.'

DISPLAY FORM Filed Sept. 27, 1941 Patente-d July 28, 1942 DISPLAY FORM Augustus Burns and Orville Meyers, Chicago, Ill.,

assignors to Rubber Products, Inc., Chicago, Ill.,

a corporation of Illinois Application September 27, 1941, Serial No. 412,664

7 Claims.

This invention relates to display forms having paper bases and successive coatings of plasterlike filler, sealer and rubber thereon to provide a smooth, tough surface.

More specifically this invention relates to display forms such as manikins composed of rubber-covered paper base bodies and rubber heads secured to the paper base bodies in such a manner as to hide the joints between the heads and bodies.

Display forms such as manikins, advertising devices, parts of manikin bodies, animals and animate objects in general should be strong, yet sufficiently light in weight sov as to be easily handled. Molded rubber display forms have been proposed but the same are expensive and heavy.

According to the present invention there are now provided rubber-covered display forms which are inexpensive, strong, and light in weight. These forms are built Vup from pasted-together plies of paper such as papier-mch and successive coatings of filler, sealer and rubber. The paper is applied ply by ply in a wet state around the inside of the mold with the successive plies being pasted together until a sufciently thick form lines the mold. The resulting paper base form is removed from the mold, dried, and treated, according to this invention, by coating the same with a plaster-like filler material such as Muresco which is a mixture of Whiting and soluble glue. The Muresco ller is mixed with warm water and applied as a coating to the molded paper base. Upon drying the coating sets into plaster-like form. A sealer coating of lacquer such as a cellulose acetate lacquer containing a drier such as aluminum stearate and containing surfacing materials such as silica, talc, and whiting is then applied over the Muresco coating. Upon drying of the sealer the same is covered with rubber either by spray coating or dipping.

A feature of the invention includes the mounting of a hollow rubber head on a paper manikin body so that any line of demarcation between the head and body is completely obliterated.

It is, then, an object of the invention to provide light-weight rubber-covered paper base display forms having filler material between the paper base and the rubber coating.

A further object of the invention is to provide rubber-covered papier-mch display forms with plaster-like iiller between the paper and the rubber covering for hiding all unevenness in the surface of the paper base.

A further object of the invention is to provide display iigures with paper bodies and rubber heads and to cover the paper bodies with rubberY so that the entire form has a one-piece appearance.

A still further object of the invention is to protect brittle coating material on ilexible bases with a rubber film capable of holding the brittle material in place even though the base is exed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a molded paper base manikn with a natural skinlike covering and to utilize the covering to hold' head and manikin body.

nates generally a display manikin having a paper basev body Il and a rubber head and face l2.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the body Il is built up of a plurality of layers of paper I3 which are secured together by means of glue or paste I4 between each layer. While only several layers of paper are shown it will be understood that a sufficient number of paper sheets are used to build up a body of appreciable thickness and strength. The paper body is formed in upper and lower body parts by lining molds of the desired shape with wet paper sheets. The sheets are successively pasted in place in the molds by binder coatings such as I4. When a sufficient number of sheets have been applied to form a body of desired thickness and strength the resulting paper base body is then stripped from the mold and dried.

The paper base body is then sanded or otherwise treated with abrasives to smooth out irregularities in the outer surface thereof.

The hollow rubber head l2 is preferably applied when the paper is still wet and the successive layers of paper are pasted inside of the neck portion |2a of the head as they are being built up in the mold. The paper body thus extends into the neck portion 12a and is secured thereto. Alternatively, of course, the body could be molded with a neck portion for receiving the head portion I2a and the head could be slipped in position after the body is removed from the mold and united to the body by means of glue.

At this stage, therefore, the manikin has a molded rubber head mounted in position on a` paper body. The body is preferably formed of papier-mch.

A relatively thick coating I5 of Muresco is next applied to all exposed portions of the papiermch body. The Muresco used isa mixture of Whiting and soluble glue which is admixed with hot or cold water to a plaster-like consistency. The material isV coated over the body to form as' smooth a surface as possible thereon. After the coating dries the body has a plasterlike appearance.

As shown in Figure 2, the Muresco coating is feathered' into the neck portion IZa so as to obscure any line of demarcation between' the head and body.

In'Y place of Muresco' other suitable plastic ller.' material such as plaster' of Paris, or any other fillerv capableofsetting or drying to presentV a hard surface that can be smooth finished is operable.

The Muresco coating may next' be buffed to smooth out any irregularitiestherein. A lacquer or glue. size sealer' coating ISS is then applied over the ller coating to" close thep'ores ofthe filler. nitrocellulose or cellulose acetate lacquer in a volatile solvent. A cellulose acetate lacquer containing a drier such as aluminum stearate and surfacing ller material such as silica', talc, whiting andthe like is preferred.` Any seal coating is operable provided that it sufficiently closes up or seals the pores of thefillercoat toprevent penetration of the moisture from the rubber compound into th'e'll'er'.' Such penetration may soften the filler and the rubber coating, on drying or'vulcanizing, th'en has atendency to pull away from the form, causing cracks and breaks therein. Further', uneven rubber coatings will result.

Upon drying of the sealer coat I6 the body is next coated with rubber compound. Self-vulcanizing latex compound can be used and can be applied' by spraying or dipping. Alternatively The lacquer sealer can be any suitable` the rubber coating can be vulcanized on the body by heat treatment.

As shown in Figure 2, the rubber covering I1 is feathered into the neck portion l2a of the head l2 as at Ila so as to completely hide the joint between the head and body.

The resulting manikin body is thus composed of a papier-mch base built up of pastedtogether plies or sheets of papier-mch and having successive coatings of a plaster-like ller, a sealer and rubber thereon. While latex rubber compound is preferred for the exterior coating, rubber substitutes and synthetic rubber can, of course, be used. The term "rubber as used herein will include such materials.

The` finished. manikin has a life-like appearance and if desired the rubber covering can be tinted flesh color. The rubber fully protects the somewhat-brittle plaster ller and will not permit the ller to chip oil.

While the illustrated figure is a manikin it will, of course, be understood that the invention is not limited to'any particular figure but broadly relates to display forms in general.

We claim as our invention:

1. A display form comprising a rubber covered paper base having a set plastic filler material between the rubber covering and the paper thereof.

2. A display form having a bonded multi-layer papier-mch base, an exterior rubber covering and a hardened plastic filler between the rubber covering and paper base.

3. A display form comprising a paper base, an exterior rubber covering thereon and a filler including Whiting and glue between the paper base and the rubber covering.

4. A' display form comprising a fibrous sheet base and successive coatings of set plastic filler, sealer and rubber thereon'.

5. A molded multi-ply papier-mch form having a relatively brittle set plastic filler covered with a flexible rubber coating thereon'.

6. A figure of an animate object includingA a rubber head: and a paper' base body, said paper base body extending into said head to terminate intermediate the ends thereof and being xedly securedtherewith, a hardened plastic ller coating on said paper body, and a rubber film covering said hardened plastic filler and feathered ontoA said rubber head to hide any line of demarcation between the head and' body.

7. A display form comprising a plaster composition figure and a rubber coating thereon.

AUGUSTUS BURNS. ORVILLE MEYERS. 

